Leigh, from Coventry said: “Our teeny weenie is our miracle man as he stayed with us. He’s now eight years old and the power of skin-to-skin is a life saver.

“He didn’t ‘suit’ the incubator. He wanted real love and touch. He craved mommy’s warmth, safety and smell and he felt content when he had it. It felt normal for him and he felt better when he was on me.

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"He loved it so much that our kangaroo care cuddles made him strong enough to fight to stay with us.”

Leigh has gone on to run Kangaroo Care UK, a social enterprise business to educate parents and health care professionals about the benefits of prolonged skin-to-skin contact.

The company also retails specialist wraps made by Vija Designs that help parents hold babies comfortably for long periods of time. Vija Designs already donate £1 to premature and sick baby charity, Bliss, for every product they sell on their website.

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To celebrate Kangaroo Care Awareness Day earlier this month, Vija Designs are also donating 50 per cent of profits made to Bliss on specially designed t-shirts that share the message of the importance of skin-to-skin contact.

Leigh added: “We designed t-shirts for mums and dads that share the message ‘skin to skin, heart to heart’ the position where babies are placed during Kangaroo Care, which is where Warwick found the strength to keep going.

Warwick and his brother Wade (Image: Coventry Telegraph)

“We are donating 50 per cent of the profits from these t-shirts to Bliss with the aim of raising £1,000 for the charity’s work supporting parents of premature and sick babies.”

"We know the huge difference that Kangaroo care and skin-to-skin contact can make – boosting babies’ development, protecting and enhancing their growth and overall health, and supporting bonding with mum and dad.

“In the long term it also helps parents to feel closer to their babies and more confident in caring for them.”